Life Altering Decisions

I don't know why, but whenever I go shopping I get crazy. If I get accessories then it takes me forever to decide if I like it. I battle back and forth as to wether or not it will look stupid or stylish. I treat it alsmost as if it were a life altering decision.

I took everyone's advice and decided to buy a purse yesterday. I went with my cousin and friend Tammy. We shopped all day. Neither of us being able to decide on a purse. We both wanted something different and something that looked more stylish. We went to forever XXI, TJ Max, Ross, then to Target. I finally found one a target that I thought was cute. It was something I had never bought before. It was colorful and bright. Tammy went back to TJ Max and decided not to buy the purse she went back for. We made one last stop at Burlington Coat factory. It was there she found her perfect purse.

We went home. I started to change everything out into my new purse. However the more I looked at it the more something bothered me. Finally Dave came home and sneered at the purse I bought. Then my sister cam over and looked at it. She said it was cute in a hesitant voice. I asked what was it. She said it was nothing. It was cute, but it...... I finally burst out and said that it looked like a grandma purse! She said that was it. So after shpping all day I went back to Target and returned the purse. I made my sister come with me and help me pick one. I think I finally found one that I like. It is and orange rusty color and has a buckle on the front. You can see it above, but it doesn't show the color very well.

Aren't I crazy? I don't know why I treated it like such a big decision. I hope I am not the only one like this. Maybe this is why I don't like shopping very much. I do like this purse. It is just the right size to hold my stuff and stuff for Kimball, but it is not too big. it is also something I have never had before. Does anyone else out there like it?

American Idol

I must admit I am not the biggest American idol fan. I do like it and will watch it when my husband is watching it. I don't absolutly have to watch it. I will say never so quickly have I found my favorite. I have two this year.

David Archuleta
David is my absolute favorite one of the boys. I must admit that I have not seen the girls yet, but I am sure he blows even them out of the water. Not only is he so young, but his voice is amazing. You would never know he was seventeen. His performace last week and this week were flawless. I also love his dorky laugh. He gets so silly when he is complimented. I think he is adorable.

Chikezie

Chikezie was really good tonight as well. He has an amazing voice, but he also seems so nice. He seems down to earth and he would be my second pick. I also loved that he pointed at Simon and sang his name to him. For those who don't know Simon called him Jacuzzi. I thought he was quite cleaver.

Where Does One Draw the Line with Visiting Teaching?

I just have to ask my fellow viewers if I was out of line today. We for some reason get people that move in and out of our apartment complex that leave our number for debt collection agencies. It just so happens these people are always someone I visit teach or someone that is my VT companion. I am getting really tired of them giving out our number. There is one couple that still live in our complex that gave our number out as the number to call to get in contact with them. This particular couple is moving. In fact the wife already moved and the husband is just here for the rest of the month. This debt collection agency calls us every day leaving messages. Today I happened to pick up. I told the agent that this person does not live in this apartment and gave them the apartment number they live in. The agent then said that they gave this number to them with. I was a little peeved so I gave the agent both their numbers and told him that they are moving to California at the end of the month. the guy didn't even have his wife's name or number for heaven sakes. I then kindly asked them to not call us anymore. OK, Ok, maybe I acted a little hasty, but how dare they give out my number without my permission! Now tell me honestly...Was I too hastey? Where does one draw the line; especially with VT?

About the Slide Show

Ok I know that the slide show is a little cheesy what with growing up pictures of Dave Kimball and I. It is a little like a wedding video. I didn't realize it until later. I just figured since our blog is called growing-up-walker that I would make a slide show of us growing up. I know that I am a huge geek, but that is OK. I know I am cheesy, but I like it. I wish I had more pictures of Kimball with all of his aunts, uncles, and cousins. Oh well, what are ya gonna do?

I Have to Gripe Just a Little

Dave and I moved into the apartment that we live in around 4 1/2 years ago. They aren't the best, but they are not the worst either. To say the least we were happy to have a place of our own and it was cheap rent. They have always included cable with the apartments. Just alst month we were told that now they are going to split the cable bill among the apartments and up the rent by $20. I know that is still not that much, but it does make a difference on our account. When Dave gets his first pay check rent is due and after paying rent we have $20 to live off of until his next pay check. I guess the thing that bugs me the most is that a couple of the apartments have new carpet,new paint, new mirrors ect... They say that if we all want new carpet and such the rent will go up. So we have just lived with it. It just bugs that some of the apartments are nicer and they get to pay the same rent. Not to mention It has taken 4 years for them to repair the hole above out shower. it was there when we moved in. Dave repairs a lot of stuff himself. I fit is expensive we make them re-emberse us. We have a short in our kitchen light for 5 months now and they still have yet to fix it. Don't worry it is just a fire hazard! I gues it kinda peeves me that they include the cable and now want us to pay for it. What if we don't want it?

OK my blog is public so if by chance my managers ever read this I don't blame them at all. I know it is that stupid maintenace guy who is supposed to fix stuff, but blows everyone off.

I also don't want anyone to think that I am not grateful for the apartment that we have to live in. I am grateful to have a roof over our heads. I am grateful we have a place of our own. I guess I just needed to vent for a minute. Am I over reacting? Really you can tell me if I am.

Finally I Have Accomplished a Computer Task!

OK, I have been ranting and raving about how hard technology can be for me. It takes me forever to figure anything out if I ever do. I usually give up. I visited my Sister-in-law's blog and it plays music. I got totally jeleous and called her. She helped me figure out how to make a play list and then we had to both get off the phone. I was on my own after that. I finally did it. It only took me three days to do it, but I did it!!!!! I couldn't believe it when I figure it out. It was like the first time I did a front flip on a trapoline and landed on my feet. It felt unreal and I wanted to do it over and over again to make sure it was real. I hope whomever visits my site enjoys the music. The songs I picked are kind of random, but I like them. If you are reading my blog and get sick of the song that is playing scroll down to the bottom and click on the song in the black box you would like to listen to.

I've been Tagged

I have never been taged before and what a thing to be taged on. My sister-in-law Hollie tagged me the other day to show what I have in my purse. Can I just say Yikes! I have not cleaned out my purse in a very long time. Would you look at all of those pens I have stock piled. There is a Les Mez ticket in there that I went to last April or May! I will say that I cheeted and did not show you all of the papers and reciepts I had in there. I also opted not to show femenine products... if you know what I mean. I had four bajio cards in there. I always had to pick up a new one, bcause I could never find the old one. I will say that this was a good way to get me to clean out my purse. I finally found my lost chapstick and lip liner. I thought the flosing sword was a nice touch. the little wedding cake things are actually bubbles from my Uncles wedding on Valentines day. Aren't those cute party favors? I now know that I am a purse slob. Note I do not have any dipers or anything like that. Hollie had a kids oriented purse. What a good mom. I still carry a purse and a diaper bag. My purse is quite grungy. Dave keeps telling me I need to get a new one. All right now it is time for me to tag some people. Ha Ha Ha!!!!! I chose to tag, Tammy, Amy, Cathy, mammamia, Kristen, and Krystel. I hope you all follow through with my first tag ever.

Technology II

OK, I am so not a computer person. I know people that will come accross a problem on the computer and they will tincker until they figure out what to do. I eventually get so frustrated I pound on the key board (like that is going to do anything). I wish it were easier for me to just figure things out.

I have some friends that invited me to facebook. I finally did an account so I could keep in touch with them. I could not figure out how to work my account for the life of me. My brother Joe finally showed me how to write on someone's wall and how to accept friends. My husband then wanted his own account. He kept the one I made and gave me a new one. Now I have no idea how to invite the friends that I had before. He has my friends and I have no friends. I tried making a photo album and everything, but I just couldn't figure it out. I am a retard. I finally just gave up.

So many people tell me,"Oh it is so easy." Yeah right.

I will say that I take comfort in knowing that there are others out there like myself. My friend and I were talking about this the other day. She hates facebook, because she can't figure it out either. The only thing she loves is that she has found friends that she has not seen or heard from in ages. Good for her. I wouldn't even know how to find people. I guess I need my brother to come and give me a hands on lesson again.

I say hands on, because I am one of those people that have to do it to learn it. I hate it when someone does it themselves, trying to tell me what to do. Why can't they just give it to me and walk me through it?

Oh well, maybe one day I will have a heads up with technology. It seems that we sure do complicate life more by trying to make things simpler. Oh, and one more thing. Does anyone know how to fix my spell checker on this? It for some reason quit working.

Brotherly/Sisterly Love

I was just thinking of how lucky I am to have the siblings that I have and to have great relationships with them.

Don't get me wrong. We fought all of the time growing up. My oldest brother would wrestle everyone and treat us like a footbal team mate. Me and my two sisters would fight all of the time about who was more dirty than the other and about clothes. We would all duke it out. Fists would fly and screaming would occur. We even would play tricks on each other. I can recall times when we lived in Payson that when we fought our mom would make us hold hands and walk around the neighborhood. We of course let go as soon as we were out of view from her. What kind of punishments did your parents give you when you were fighting?

Even though our house seemed like a boxing or wrestling arena we were also always there for each other. When a friend hurt us we huged each other and lifted one another up. When we were financially struggling my family pulled together and help one another out. We always said good night to our mom and to one another. We made sure to hug and kiss (on the cheek) good night, every night. If we fought eventually we would appologize and hug to make up.

Now that we are all grown up my brothers still wrestle, but in fun. We tease one another and laugh all of the time. It is fun, because we don't have a constant fighting going on. It is so much fun to have the siblings that I have. We are still there for each other and help one another out.

I guess I started to think about this, because I know so many people who still do not get along with their siblings/family. I have realtives that are nice to their bro./sis's face and then turn around and back bite. I know people that fight over family inheritances. Some even stop talking to one another.

To me my brothers and sisters are some of my very best friends and I am very lucky.

Blame Shifting

My husband works at a private school for troubled teens. He is always telling me stories and telling me how the kids never accept their mistakes and blame shift them to others. There are times that I sit and think, "Why don't people just accept responsibility for their own life and mistakes?"

Today I find myself a hypocrite and blaming my problems on others. Is anyone ever equally responsible for a problem, but find a way to cast more blame at the other person?

Our son is now getting into everything and is is getting a little out of control. Dave recently put locks onto our desk cabinets, because Kimball would just open them and pull everything out. Off and on Dave has opened the desk cabinet, left it open, and then leaves the keys in the door as well. I usually just lock it up and put the keys back where they belong.

My sister borrowed our camera to take pics. for work. She needed me to upload them and then save them to a disc this morning. While uploading the pics Kimball opened the left cabinet that Dave left unlocked. He also left the keys in the door. I cleaned everything up and locked the door. I left the keys in the lock thinking Kimball can't get them out, but can jingle them.

I went back to uploading the pics. and put them into a file. I went to get into the right cabinet, where the computer itself is locked up. I realized I need the keys and went to get them. I realized they were gone! I tore the house up looking for the keys. What did Kimball do with them? I got more and more mad at Dave for not locking the door last night and putting the keys away. I was starting to fume. I left him e-mails that weren't very nice explaining my dilema.
Once I calmed down I realized I was the dummy that left them in the key hole to let Kimball play with. I did, and still do feel ashamed for getting so upset. Now whose blame shifting?

I did talk to him later and appologized and sent him another apology via e-mail. What was he going to be able to do anyway. He was at work. Please tell me others have their moments. The funny thing is I still have not found those dang keys. I hope Kimball didn't eat those dang keys. As far as my sister's pics go we were able to send them via e-mail to Incklys.

I am Going to try going Public

I was reading my two sister-in-law's blogs and both of them are thinking about going public. I thought I would try it and see if any more people besides (mostly) them reply. I know others visit my blog, but never say anything and I need a little more interaction. Don't get me wrong I love that people come and check how things are going but I just love a good discusion. The only person lately who will have one with me, via the phone, is my cousin Tammy (which is greatly appreciated). So I thought I would share my views, ideas, and life with others. Kristen, Christine do you guys have any tips for me on going public?